香料係主要用嚟做調味、上色或保存嘢食嘅乾種子、果、根、樹皮、或植物。有時用來冚住其他味道。
香料有別於香草(herb),即係部分用嚟調味或裝飾嘅有葉植物。
好多香料有抗菌性。呢個好可能解釋到,香料多啲用喺傳染病多嘅溫暖氣候,成日用喺肉食嗰度,皆因肉易壞。
香料重用喺藥、宗敎儀式、化妝品或香水,有時當埋蔬菜咁食,例如,薑黃根同蒜頭作當成有「抗生物作用」(antibiotic)咁食。
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